What does being Christian even mean anyway? Who gets to decide what a Christian is? That’s what we discuss in this episode and how we’ve evolved in our understanding of how the label “Christian” feels to us. We talk about evangelicalism, Jesus, deconstruction, Christian nationalism, and how we understand our ever-changing spirituality these days. In […]

What do the Bachelor, Love is Blind, the Ultimatum, and all of the other competition dating reality TV shows have in common? Really problematic narratives about marriage! We break down some of our most “precious illusions” (thanks, Alanis Morissette) about finding “the one,” tying the knot, and having a “successful” marriage. We discuss the conveyor […]

We take a break from our Tackling the Taboo series to celebrate the beginning of summer by talking about what we’re enjoying these days. We talk about some of the books, movies, creative projects, and practices that we are loving right now. Full shownotes: https://kindredspodcast.com/2023/06/05/episode-74-what-were-enjoying-these-days/

Being a parent of an only child comes with all kinds of baggage and inappropriate comments and questions. We discuss the ways that only children are stigmatized and dispel some of the cultural myths surrounding this family structure. Shownotes: https://kindredspodcast.com/2023/05/08/episode-73-tackling-taboo-one-and-done/